Chile stuns reeling Spain with two goals in the first half

After a demoralizing 5-1 loss to the Netherlands to open the group, defending world champion Spain needed to get a result against Chile. The first half couldn’t have gone much worse for la furia roja.

Chile exposed Spain at the back in the 19th minute. Charles Aránguiz’s layoff to Eduardo Vargas left Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas splayed on the grass, and Vargas was able to poke the ball into the net before Spain could recover.

Casillas, the goat of Spain’s massive loss to Holland, came up short again in the 43rd. Casillas couldn’t handle an Alexis Sanchez free kick, and Casillas’ punch only went as far as Charles Aránguiz.

The Netherlands won earlier in the day against Australia, all but clinching a spot in the knockout round. If Spain does not stage an epic comeback in the second half, it will be dead in the water.

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